Sustainable Management

In this well structured book, a resource-oriented perception of sustainable management is presented. The author presents his findings as regards the development of environmental and social responsibility and introduces a theory of management ecology.

The step-by-step structure leads the reader carefully to a resource-oriented understanding of sustainable management. Includes learning targets at the beginning and suggestions for further reflection at the end of each chapter. Provides Solutions for Dilemmas in Resource-Oriented Management.

Auteur
Prof. Dr. Georg Müller-Christ lehrt Betriebswirtschaftslehre - insbesondere Nachhaltiges Prozessmanagement in Handel, Dienstleistung und Industrie - an der Universität Bremen.

Contenu
Introduction. - Part I: Understanding Sustainability. - 1 Sustainability and Society. - 2 Quo Vadis, Environmental Management?. - 3 Quo Vadis, Social Responsibility?. - 4 Sustainability as Economic Rationality. - Part II: Theoretical Impulses. - 5 A Theory of Management Ecology. - 6 Dominant Management Rationalities and the Necessary Improvements for a More Sustainable Management. - 7 Coping with Contradictions as Core Problem of Modern and Sustainability-oriented Management Studies. - Part III: Sustainable Resource Management. - 8 The Use of the Term Resource in Management Studies. - 9 Salutogenesis as Heuristic for Resource-oriented Management Studies. 10 Strategic Resource Management